The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries
"When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 'after the high Roman fashion', acting in accordance with 'what's brave, what's noble', Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 'Rome' and &#...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Chernaik, Warren L. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries |h [electronic resource] / |c Warren Chernaik. |
| 260 | |a Cambridge ; |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a viii, 298 p. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 8 | |a Machine generated contents note: 1. The Roman historians and the myth of Rome; 2. The wronged Lucretian and the early Republic; 3. Self-inflicted wounds; 4. 'Like a colossus': Julius Caesar; 5. Ben Jonson's Rome; 6. Oerflowing the measure: Antony and Cleopatra; 7. The city and the battlefield: Coriolanus; 8. Tyranny and empire; 9. Ancient Britons and Romans; Bibliography. | |
| 520 | |a "When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 'after the high Roman fashion', acting in accordance with 'what's brave, what's noble', Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 'Rome' and 'Roman' in Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, or Jonson's Sejanus often carry the implication that most people fail to live up to this ideal of conduct, that very few Romans are worthy of the name. Chernaik demonstrates how, in these plays, Roman values are held up to critical scrutiny. The plays of Shakespeare, Jonson, Massinger and Chapman often present a much darker image of Rome, as exemplifying barbarism rather than civility. Through a comparative analysis of the Roman plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and including detailed discussion of the classical historians Livy, Tacitus and Plutarch, this study examines the uses of Roman history - 'the myth of Rome' - in Shakespeare's age"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2011. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Shakespeare, William, |d 1564-1616 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Jonson, Ben, |d 1573?-1637 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Massinger, Philip, |d 1583-1640 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Chapman, George, |d 1559?-1634 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Historical drama, English |x History and criticism. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Rome |x In literature. | |
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